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Collected Item: “Pandemic Street Art: Pure Genius depicting Trump as the Grim Reaper”

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Pandemic Street Art: Pure Genius depicting Trump as the Grim Reaper

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

text story

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This article uses a photograph of Pure Genius' street art to illustrate points about former US President Trump spreading misinformation/disinformation about the COVID-19 virus. The artwork depicts Trump as the grim reaper with a message reading "Don't be afraid of COVID."

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#pandemicstreetart, #ASU, #HST580, #PureGenius, #grimreaper, #NewYork

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-tried-justify-rising-covid-cases-pointing-europe-experts-say-n1246786

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Pure Genius, NBC News, Alexander Smith and Erika Edwards, Timothy A. Clary

Give this story a date.

2020-11-09
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